Spyros Kalogirou

Also Known As: Σπύρος Καλογήρου , Σπυρος Καλογηρου, Spiros Kalogirou

Biography: Spyros Kalogirou (Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic. He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they formed their own troupe, staged performances and toured. He acted in approximately two hundred plays and in all genres of theater, classical and contemporary writers, from theater of the absurd (Eugene Ionesco) to revue, but also in many of the Greek dramaturgy. He first appeared in cinema in 1955 in Dimis Dadiras’ film O agapitikos tis voskopoulas. Since then, he has participated in more than 60 films, alongside the biggest names in Greek cinema. He appeared in about 55 films, including: Athens at Night, Stefania, Machine Gun Concerto, The Fairy and the Boy, The Blonde Teacher, Maria of Silence, The Man with the Carnation, and Stakaman. However, the film that left an era was Lola, in which Spyros Kalogirou had said the unforgettable phrase "There's a lot of money, Aris", to his then co-star Nikos Kourkoulos about the "eyes" of Jenny Karezi. In 1966, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, he was awarded an honorary distinction for his performance in the short film Jimmy the Tiger by Pantelis Voulgaris, and in 1971, the film critics awarded him the Silver Apollo for his role in the film Abuse of Power. He was honored with the Golden Head of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. He also appeared in television series (Even Married People Have a Soul).

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Athens, Greece

Adult: No

Birthday: November 03, 1922

Age: 102 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: June 27, 2009

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Επιχείρηση προίκα
Érotas sta Kýmata
Άγρια Πάθη
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
Υπέρ επείγον
O kapetanios ki i horeftria
Ο ξεμωραμένος
Jimmy the Tiger
The little man
Visibility Zero
Athens by Night
The Trial of the Judges
Hands Up, Hitler
O Katergaris
The Craziest Star
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
The... victim
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
The Jungle of Cities
Concert for Machine Guns
The Revolutionary
O kontos me to papaki
A Thief and a Gentleman
Παλικάρι στα θρανία
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
Madalena
Stakaman!
Ο Εραστής
The Daughter of the Sun
Abuse of authority
Lieutenant Natassa
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
Panic
Bullets Don't Come Back
Εξομολόγησις μιας μητέρας
Jobber crazy awesome girls
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
The Asphalt Fever
Εγκέφαλος Με Βίδα... Και Βαλβίδα!!!
Ληστές και ασφαλιστές
O Tamtakos Zei!
Trouba '67
Τα Τσακάλια
A Funny Girl
The Constellation of Virgin
Love and Blood
The Ruthless
Ο Πρωτάρης Μπάτσος και η Τροτέζα
I blame the People
Stefania
Astrapogiannos
Hymnographer Kassiani
Ο Πανταχού Παρών
Maria in Silence
In the name of the law
Amok
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
Συζυγικά Βραχυκυκλώματα
Ο Αγκαλίτσας
A German in Kalavryta
Τα ντερέκια
Five Thousand Lies
Ο Καβαλάρης Των F.M. Stereo
I am innocent
The Red Train
Άγραφος Νόμος
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
Άι λαβ-γιού Μήτσο
Το κορίτσι του μπάτσου
Η τραπεζίτισσα της Black Bank
Ένα Μωρό... για Τρεις
Μαρκησία του λιμανιού
Βάρβαρος εραστής
Στην Πόρτα της Κολάσεως
Lola
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
Liza and All the Others
Η Κύπρος στις φλόγες
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
Of Fortune The Written
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess